cogemosvscogimosConfusable pair

Which to use

“cogemos” and “cogimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,703
“cogemos” frequency rank
#46,423
“cogimos” frequency rank
78126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cogemos cogimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de coger. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de coger.

Where the eye mixes cogemos and cogimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
cogemos
7 ch
cogimos

Visual trap between cogemos and cogimos

A purely visual mix-up. cogemos ([koˈxemos]) and cogimos ([koˈximos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “cogemos” becomes i in “cogimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cogemos is recorded at frequency rank #31,703, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈxemos]. cogimos is at rank #46,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈximos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 78126, this pair ranks #14,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cogemos vs cogimos

Shared letters: cgmos. Private to "cogemos": e. Private to "cogimos": i.

"cogemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cogimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cogemosccogemos · cgoemos · coegmos · cogemmos · cogemoss · cogemso · cogeoms · coggemos
  • cogimosccogimos · cgoimos · coggimos · cogimmos · cogimoss · cogimso · cogioms · cogmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cogemos" and "cogimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈxemos] versus [koˈximos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cogemos" or "cogimos"?
"cogemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,703 in our Spanish list, against #46,423 for "cogimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cogemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cogimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cogemos" and "cogimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogimos vs copiamos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #14,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list